NASA announces new astronaut class
Posted: Tue, Jun 30 2:47 AM ET (0647 GMT)
NASA announced Monday a new class of nine astronauts, the first exclusively post-shuttle group of astronauts. The nine people, ranging in age from 30...

Delta 4 launches weather satellite
Posted: Sun, Jun 28 5:33 AM ET (0933 GMT)
A Delta 4 rocket successfully placed the latest US weather satellite into orbit Saturday evening. The Delta 4 Medium+ (4,2) vehicle lifted off at...

Salty plumes raise prospects for liquid water in Enceladus
Posted: Thu, Jun 25 7:13 AM ET (1113 GMT)
Scientists have detected sodium salts in material ejected by Saturn's moon Enceladus, a finding that makes it more likely that the moon had liquid...

Sea Launch files for Chapter 11
Posted: Wed, Jun 24 1:49 PM ET (1749 GMT)
Commercial launch services company Sea Launch filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection late Monday but said it would continue operations at it restructured the company....

LRO enters lunar orbit
Posted: Wed, Jun 24 1:41 PM ET (1741 GMT)
NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) spacecraft entered orbit around the Moon early Tuesday. NASA confirmed that LRO had inserted itself into lunar orbit at...

Land Launch places Malaysian satellite in orbit
Posted: Mon, Jun 22 7:45 AM ET (1145 GMT)
Land Launch successfully launched a communications satellite for a Malaysian company early Monday. A Zenit-3SLB lifted off from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan at...

Ground broken for Spaceport America
Posted: Mon, Jun 22 7:30 AM ET (1130 GMT)
A groundbreaking ceremony was held Friday for Spaceport America, a new commercial spaceport in New Mexico. The facility, located in the New Mexico desert north...

House passes NASA budget bill
Posted: Sat, Jun 20 10:50 AM ET (1450 GMT)
The US House of Representatives passed on Thursday an appropriations bill that retains a cut in NASA's exploration program for fiscal year 2010. The...

Atlas launches lunar missions
Posted: Fri, Jun 19 7:46 AM ET (1146 GMT)
An Atlas 5 rocket successfully launched a pair of NASA missions to study the Moon, the first US lunar missions in a decade. The Atlas...

Augustine committee holds first hearing
Posted: Thu, Jun 18 5:53 AM ET (0953 GMT)
A committee charterer by the White House to review NASA's human spaceflight plans held its first public meeting in Washington on Wednesday. The Review...